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47 lines
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# Chapter 59
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1 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
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protect me from those who rise up against me;
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2 deliver me from those who work evil,
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and save me from bloodthirsty men.
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3 For behold, they lie in wait for my life;
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fierce men stir up strife against me.
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For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,
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4 for no fault of mine, they run and make ready.
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Awake, come to meet me, and see!
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5 You, Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel.
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Rouse yourself to punish all the nations;
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spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah
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6 Each evening they come back,
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howling like dogs
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and prowling about the city.
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7 There they are, bellowing with their mouths
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with swords in their lips—
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for “Who,” they think, “will hear us?”
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8 But you, O Lord, laugh at them;
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you hold all the nations in derision.
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9 O my Strength, I will watch for you,
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for you, O God, are my fortress.
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10 My God in his steadfast love will meet me;
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God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.
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11 Kill them not, lest my people forget;
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make them totter by your power and bring them down,
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O Lord, our shield!
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12 For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips,
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let them be trapped in their pride.
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For the cursing and lies that they utter,
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13 consume them in wrath;
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consume them till they are no more,
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that they may know that God rules over Jacob
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to the ends of the earth. Selah
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14 Each evening they come back,
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howling like dogs
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and prowling about the city.
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15 They wander about for food
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and growl if they do not get their fill.
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16 But I will sing of your strength;
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I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.
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For you have been to me a fortress
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and a refuge in the day of my distress.
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17 O my Strength, I will sing praises to you,
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for you, O God, are my fortress,
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the God who shows me steadfast love. |